Ellagibacter isourolithinifaciens

Bacteria
General | Carbohydrate O/F | Substrate utilisation | Enzymes | Metabolites | Antibiotics

Overview

  • Ellagibacter isourolithinifaciens is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, strictly anaerobic, non-motile, rod-shaped bacterium. The DNA G+C content is 59.6%. Ellagibacter isourolithinifaciens is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Beltran2018; Danylec2019)



  • This organism has been recovered from human faeces (CCUG). Pathogenicity status unknown, or very unlikely to be pathogenic. A possible gut commensal.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Beltran2018);
    Character Response
  • Active enzymes:
  • Arg arylamidase; Leu arylamidase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Beltran2018);
    Character Response
  • ✗
  • Metabolites not produced:
  • indole;
  • ✗
  • Nitrate:
  • not reduced

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Actinobacteria Class:  Coriobacteriia Order:  Eggerthellales Family:  Eggerthellaceae Genus:  Ellagibacter Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  strictly anaerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Sessile Morphology:  Rod
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  human faeces (CCUG)
    DNA G+C(%):  59.6
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Arabinose:  neg Galactose:  neg Mannose:  neg
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Catalase:  neg Urease:  neg β-Galactosidase:  neg β-Glucosidase:  neg ArgDH:  neg ArgAA:  + LeuAA:  +
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		Indole:  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR ELLAGIBACTER ISOUROLITHINIFACIENS
  • Beltran2018 - Ellagibacter isourolithinifaciens gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Eggerthellaceae, isolated from human gut.
  • Danylec2019 - Draft Genome Sequences of Type Strains of Adlercreutzia muris and Ellagibacter urolithinifaciens , Belonging to the Family Eggerthellaceae.
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    • GENERAL REFERENCES FOR ELLAGIBACTER ISOUROLITHINIFACIENS
  • CCUG - Culture Collection University of Gothenburg - Entire Collection
    • Added: July 12, 2021